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Title
Error: "Could not connect to the SQL database. Please check the connection credentials" -
Description
When modifying the SQL Server Configuration, you may see the following pop-up:
"Could not connect to the SQL database. Please check the connection credentials" -
Cause
This issue can be caused if SQL Express is being used, and the SQL Server host name is set as the netbios name of the SQL server or "localhost". -
Resolution
SQL Express installs the default server as an instance called SQLEXPRESS on the database server, so enter the SQL Server host name as: NETBIOSNAME\SQLEXPRESS to resolve this issue.